Gano Senter

Gano Everett Senter (27 December 1890-October 1986) was a Republican politician in Colorado who was known for his Ku Klux Klan ties during the 1920s.

Biography
Gano Everett Senter was born in Lyons, Nebraska in 1890, and he later moved to Denver, Colorado, where he became a popular restaurant owner; he named his restaurant the "Kool Kozy Kafe" in honor of his Ku Klux Klan associates and sold Cyana Cigars (standing for "Catholics, You Are Not Americans"). He became Grand Cyclops of the Klan in Colorado, while his wife Laurena Senter became an Imperial Kommander and organized the women's auxiliary. Senter ran for elections commissioner for 17 May 1921, getting the Klan involved in Republican politics. He died in 1986.